![Blackhawk helicopters flying in formation. Blackhawk helicopters flying in formation.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120916071548im_/http://offload.goarmy.com/special-forces/helicopters/jcr:content/contentpar/header.blackhawks-2.png)
HELICOPTERS
Special Aircraft For The Special Forces
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (a.k.a Nightstalkers) provides SF teams with aviation support. They operate extremely modified and advanced aircraft to bring SF teams into unfriendly territory.
![Blackhawk helicopter in formation Blackhawk helicopter in formation](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120916071548im_/http://www.goarmy.com/special-forces/helicopters/_jcr_content/contentpar/titletextimage.img.jpg)
AH-60 BlackHawk
This attack aircraft can be fitted with a variety of 7.62 mm miniguns, 70 mm rocket pods, .50-caliber machine guns, or Hellfire air-to-ground missiles as well as a 30 mm cannon and Stinger air-to-air missiles.
![The MH-6 Little Bird The MH-6 Little Bird](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120916071548im_/http://www.goarmy.com/special-forces/helicopters/_jcr_content/contentpar/titletextimage_0.img.jpg)
A/M/TH-6 Little Bird
Used for its undetectable size, the Little Bird can be outfitted as a utility or attack helicopter. Equipped with: 7.62 mm miniguns, 70 mm rocket pods, .50-caliber machine guns, or Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, AAQ-16 FLIR, ALQ-144 IR jammer and radar warning receivers.
![Soldiers attaching a Humvee to a Chinook helicopter Soldiers attaching a Humvee to a Chinook helicopter](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120916071548im_/http://www.goarmy.com/special-forces/helicopters/_jcr_content/contentpar/titletextimage_1.img.jpg)
MH-47 Chinook
The Chinook is a medium to heavy lift helicopter capable of transporting SF teams long distances. This special model is equipped with an aerial refueling probe, a rescue hoist, a fast-rope rappelling system, two 7.62 mm miniguns that fire 4,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute, and radar warning receivers.
![army soldiers are airlifted onto HH60 helicotper army soldiers are airlifted onto HH60 helicotper](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120916071548im_/http://www.goarmy.com/special-forces/helicopters/_jcr_content/contentpar/titletextimage_2.img.jpg)
MH-60K/L Pave Hawk
The MH-60 helicopters are used with smaller payloads and transport SF Soldiers in shorter distances. Equipped with: radar warning receivers, M-60, M-240 or GAU-2B machine guns mounted in side windows or cabin doors.